BambooHR® vs. Personio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR®
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.
$10
per month per user
Personio
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Personio is presented as an all-in-one HR software for small and medium-sized companies from the company of the same name based in Munich. The platform supports applicant tracking, workforce management features (e.g. attendance tracking, leave management) with employee self-service, as well as support for HR workflows, and employee performance review.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®Personio
Editions & Modules
Core
$10
per month per user
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®Personio
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®Personio
Features
BambooHR®Personio
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
296 Ratings
3% below category average
Personio
9.6
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Employee demographic data8.3265 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employment history8.1266 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1268 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7249 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Organizational charting7.7273 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Organization and location management8.1262 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4156 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.6
205 Ratings
7% below category average
Personio
7.9
2 Ratings
3% below category average
Pay calculation8.0150 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.0110 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4111 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.1159 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.2148 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.9166 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.5101 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.8
256 Ratings
8% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow8.6250 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Balance details8.5238 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
287 Ratings
4% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
20% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5195 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Update personal information8.9281 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.4248 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Employee recognition7.9176 Ratings10.02 Ratings
View job history8.8262 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
9.1
74 Ratings
13% above category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings10.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.2
232 Ratings
4% below category average
Personio
10.0
2 Ratings
28% above category average
Report builder7.4224 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.5222 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9165 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.2
243 Ratings
3% above category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal8.4230 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.9215 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
171 Ratings
2% below category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.0127 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9165 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance tracking7.5158 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
190 Ratings
1% below category average
Personio
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans7.3175 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3151 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Review status tracking8.697 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Review reminders8.1101 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7166 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
9.0
81 Ratings
14% above category average
Personio
5.5
2 Ratings
35% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.946 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.067 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Candidate search9.068 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Candidate development9.359 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
202 Ratings
1% above category average
Personio
8.7
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.7155 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.6164 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.291 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.4161 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.0183 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.1193 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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BambooHR®Personio
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHR®Personio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(304 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(231 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(151 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHR®Personio
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
The best use of it is for employee tracking and vacation requests. It can also be used for payroll; however, my company uses a separate program for that. The best use for it, in my opinion, is staff performance management. All the notes and documents can be added/attached to the employee. You can click on an employee's profile and see what days they have been off, how close they are to achieving goals, etc.
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Personio
If you are an SMB or generally just a startup, Personio is a no-brainer for its intuitiveness and easy-to-get-started approach. Employees truly enjoy the UI and possibility to get an easy overview of its own data, not to mention processes to apply for vacations and absence etc. Absolutely recommended if your main focus for the new HR system is directed towards your employees.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • Ease of use for established staff and admins, all the way down to brand new hires.
  • Integrations, especially for posting and managing jobs during the hiring process.
  • Making regularly occurring things like meetings and assessments easy to customize and to action easily.
  • Being able to assign out tasks for onboarding and offboarding.
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Personio
  • Allows automatic posting of job offers on different sites and portals to find the perfect candidates for available vacancies.
  • It has employee tracking tools, such as attendance and absence tracking, as well as time monitoring of working hours and overtime.
  • Payroll management is very complete and is done quickly and almost automatically, as it enters hours worked, overtime and absences, with an accurate calculation to avoid errors.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • No file viewer (need to download the attachments).
  • No option to enable notifications if certain people are out (you can just check, but it would be nice to have).
  • No customization of my personal view (f.e., i can't have the PTO page be my default).
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Personio
  • From administrative POV, there were indication that some integrations to salarysystems in other countries was lacking
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Likelihood to Renew
BambooHR
There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Usability
BambooHR
It is pretty intuitive and easy to use for most functions! This is helped by the clean and simple interface. The drop down filters and prompts are definitely strong points, and could be easily enhanced with more AI/automation features built in in future to make it even more efficient. I also like the playful icons, making it less dull as a HR tool :)
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Personio
Personio is an established HCM provider - for good reasons. In particular, for employees and managers, Personio is easy to use and allows for managers and employees to truly focus on what matters, in a modern and flexible way. There are certain points that could be improved in the overall administration of the system, in particular when it comes to integrations and old techstack - but this is the case really for all historical HCM providers. Personio is a solid tool and certainly recommended.
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Reliability and Availability
BambooHR
Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Performance
BambooHR
I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
Support has always been excellent. I was skeptical about not having a dedicated account manager at first, but my concerns were quickly eased. I love the different options for communication. Being able to chat, send emails or call a representative are great so that my workflow isn't disrupted by having to complete a call. I have never had an issue reaching anyone and the email follow up is great!
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Personio
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
BambooHR
I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Online Training
BambooHR
Overall this training was great and our implementation specialist was wonderful and very helpful. We felt really prepared once our training was completed, But we could get additional help immediately even when we were live. The continuation Support heros after implementation are wonderful and you can always get a LIVE person each time you call into their office.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
BambooHR
We implemented bambooHR in Fall, 2023 then implemented Payroll 1/1/24. A vital piece of information was not known or missed in that we are exempt from State Unemployment Tax and have a Reimbursement Set-up, so bambooHR did not send Payroll Reports to the State. Those reports need to be sent regardless if we are exempt or not.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR® was a great fit for our organization of 75-100 people. We became too big for our small custom MS Access system but not big enough for Workday. Lattice was more of an employee engagement and performance management system and didn't have some of the HR management and API integration we wanted. BambooHR® was robust enough to scale with us and provided the features and functionality we needed.
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Personio
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity. Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its customers good value for the investment.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
BambooHR
Since my organization has dropped with employees, I always find ways to reduce costs. I thought there would be a cheaper option, but I was glad that my package included a lot for the price, and downgrading would cost more. The rep could have let me downgraded and taken me to a higher package. I am thankful that didn't happen.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Scalability
BambooHR
There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • HR team members have been saved thousands of hours over the 3.5 years we've had BambooHR®. It saved me personally several hours a day once BambooHR® was set up. Specifically, onboarding, offboarding, and a formal Hiring system are the major time savers.
  • Employee Information is much easier to access and is all centralized. Employees are empowered to update their information when applicable, and we have designed custom access levels for different positions and managers to ensure every individual is seeing the appropriate types of information about employees.
  • We saved significant money by switching from Lattice to BambooHR®'s Performance Management solution. This solution is less advanced, but the simplicity meets our needs perfectly fine, and it even saves time for managers and employees by BambooHR®'s standard questions, carefully designed to get to the heart of performance and improvement.
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Personio
  • This program is complete, so it allows to have all the human resources management in the same panel, along with all the information of the employees, which streamlines the activities of the department, making us more productive. Employees feel more satisfied with our performance, and we have considerably lowered payroll complaints.
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ScreenShots

BambooHR® Screenshots

Screenshot of the Job Info tabScreenshot of Onboarding TasksScreenshot of a New Hire PacketScreenshot of an Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)Screenshot of Open Enrollment